Who says you can’t have Halloween fun without candy? These fun treats are festive AND delicious while adding to the Halloween decorations at your party or trunk-or-treat! Included are instructions for two of my favorites!
It isn’t Fall without fresh, local, organic apples! Growing up in a colder climate with local apple farms, the Fall season brings back those wonderful memories of apple picking at my Grandmother’s, homemade applesauce that never had the chance to cool before we gobbled it all up, and warm apple crisp.
If you’re heading out for apples this weekend, or hosting a Halloween party, try this easy recipe everyone will enjoy snacking on. It’s almost like a little slice of apple pie without the calories, it’s an easy snack that can even be enjoyed on the run.
This delicious raw crust is the perfect combination of sweetness and nutrient dense foods, so you can satisfy your sweet tooth without compromising health benefits. In just one serving it provides an excellent source of magnesium, potassium, omega 3, and fiber, making it a welcome, delicious change from the traditional apple pie.
As we wind down last month’s focus on food ingredients and their many health effects, I couldn’t go without mentioning another Fall focus; cancer awareness! With September being Childhood Cancer Awareness month and October Breast Cancer Awareness, there are lessons we can adapt into our lives, whether we’ve experienced cancer in our family or not! This is not a subject many of us want to think about, and you may seem far removed from it, but the fact is approximately “1 in 285 children in the USA are diagnosed with cancer before the age of 19”, and an estimated “1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer”. There is a growing number of children being diagnosed with various forms of this disease. After all, it’s not just adult cancer cases that are growing.
So how does this affect us all and what does food have to do with it? Knowledge is everything…
Hosting a dinner party or children’s party can be fun until that one guest declares their dislike for the main entrée you have spent hours preparing. Worse yet, a guest has a food allergy or intolerance to one of the ingredients. As someone who truly enjoys cooking for others, with the exception of the “picky eater”, I know all too well how this can put a damper on a dinner or an event. Not only for the host’s, but also for the person who is feeling singled out with the food allergy.
With school in session and the holidays coming up, it’s a good time to get a plan in action before the entertaining begins. So how can we keep everyone happy?
